Chapter 118: Crisis (Ⅱ)

Based on the above-mentioned reality, the colonial government's administrative management system has almost been reduced to a mess. In the case of the Yalfheim region, the Governor-General is nominally the highest leader on this land of more than 3 million square miles. However, what he can really control is only the capital of the city of Port Leiden. Residents of remote townships do not even know who the surname of the Governor is, let alone comply with the decree issued by him.
In Yalfheim, the colonial government even had difficulty in drawing an accurate and reliable administrative map. More than 60% of the colony's land is covered by vast jungles where monsters are running. There were hundreds of residents in a village and town last year. It seems to be flourishing. This year, no one survived and was reduced to rubble by monsters. Under such circumstances, the colonial government cannot effectively rule at all, and can only rely on the spontaneous self-destruction of remote towns and villages. The rural residents cannot be sheltered by the colonial government, and they can only recommend local rich and powerful figures to form an autonomous government. Calling the militia to defend their homeland-Delin is one of the most typical autonomous towns in the Alfheim region.
Once the township autonomy system has formed a tradition, it is inevitable that it will conflict with the higher level government. As far as the Yalfheim region is concerned, the local residents belong to the subjects of the Ashan Empire and are obliged to pay taxes in accordance with the laws of the Empire. The imperial government cannot send tax packagers to travel across the oceans to collect taxes in the New World, but can only delegate the taxation power to the colonial government.
The villages and towns of Alfheim are known for their stubbornness, and they have no good face for treating tax collectors from the capital. In the case of Delin Town, the local council is responsible for taxation. The tax is theoretically divided into two parts. One part is the town’s public expenditure, which is equivalent to
land tax
. The other part is turned over to the colonial government. The colonial government deducts a part of the financial expenditure from the rest. The surrender of the imperial government is equivalent to "national tax". However, in fact, local residents are only willing to pay the "land tax", because this part of the tax is used to build roads, bridges, reservoirs, schools and other public facilities, or to install armor and weapons for the militia, where everyone can see and feel, also They all admit that these expenses are indispensable, so there is no objection to paying taxes; as for the "national tax" paid to the colonial capital... Most rural residents have not been to Leiden Port in their entire lives, and their daily life is completely insulated from the colonial government. They pay this money?
The town council was unable to persuade the townspeople to pay the national tax. In addition, most members also opposed the payment of this tax, and ultimately they could not get it anymore. They did not have this obligation at all. If the officials of Port Leiden send officials to levy taxes, the mayor will come forward to shun the perfumery, and the food and drink will send away the people. The tax officials will not offend the "land snake", and they will go back and take advantage of the benefits. If the Governor is dissatisfied with this, he can only mobilize the army to go to the countryside to collect taxes. However, the militia garrison in Delin Town is not troublesome. The regular army in Port Leiden has a total of less than 2,000 people, even if they can finally rely on force. Suppressing the anti-tax mob, I am afraid that the tax levied is not enough to pay the pensions of casualties. The Governor’s simple calculations revealed that armed tax collection was purely a loss-making business, and it would be better to simply waive taxation from Delin Township.
A tax resistance phenomenon like Delin Township is common throughout the Alfheim region. Except for the colonial capital Leiden and its satellite towns, most remote townships have not paid a copper tax since the day they were established . Due to the widespread arrears of taxes in the rural areas that account for the majority of the colony’s population, the colonial capital cannot pay taxes to the imperial government as it is. The imperial government does not receive sufficient taxes in the colony, which is unprofitable. It is reasonable to reduce the fiscal revenue in the colony Investment, and even the withdrawal of troops stationed in the colonies to reduce expenditures; the colonial government lacked major generals, and equipment and military pay were not guaranteed. Naturally, it was unable to provide perfect security guarantees for remote towns within the jurisdiction... This formed a vicious circle. The colonial population has become increasingly estranged in terms of both the interest chain and the emotional bond.
Today, the town of Delin has been in arrears with the colonial government's taxes for more than ten years. People have even forgotten the payment of national taxes. It was only after Flint asked for assistance from the garrison. Remember that you owe a large sum of taxes to the Governor!
"If the Governor-General accidentally thinks that our town of Delin is a large arrears of national taxes, would you rather send an army to rescue us?"
Mayor Dindol’s doubts caused fierce debate on the square. Mr. Longfellow spoke first, optimistically that although the Governor’s reluctance, he would still send troops to save Delin Town-if Delin Town ceased to exist, the arrears of taxes would become a bad debt; otherwise, if Delin was saved Town, at least there is hope to recover the arrears.
"In the current situation, the colonial government as a creditor is actually more anxious than our debtors."
Mr. Longfellow's funny comments led to laughter, but apart from the very few optimists, everyone did not really agree with his slightly rogue remarks.
"It’s said that Governor Norfolk is generous and kind, and he can’t bear to sit back and watch the destruction of the town of Delin, but General Gates, the garrison commander of Port Leiden, is hard to say. Judging from his usual ruthless style, I’m afraid he will watch the town suffer. The massacre will later treat us as a negative example, threatening other townships to pay taxes."
Mr. Fidel, a member of Delin Township and the owner of River Inn, is a well-informed gentleman, and a brother is serving in the Governor’s Office in Port Leiden. His views on Governor Norfolk and General Gates People are mixed.
Guillaume Thiel paused his cane impatiently and said to Joan: "If you quarrel like this, don’t think of any conclusion on the day when the town is destroyed. We have to talk to Dingdall. Time is running out. More, compared to meaningless debate, what matters most now is to put it into practice."
Joan completely agreed with Grandpa's opinion, took out a piece of copper wire from his pocket, skillfully chanted mantras, performed "communication", and prepared the copper wire before Grandpa.
"Ding Daoer, people with a lot of talk will only add to the confusion, we can't waste time like this, I want to talk to you and Flint in private!" Old Man Tyr spoke bluntly toward the copper wire, which followed The buzzing trembled, conveying his words to the ears of the mayor and the dwarf standing in the middle of the crowd.
Mayor Dindal touched his ears and nodded gently to Joan, and then the meeting was handed over to another member of Parliament to lead the two sons across the crowd. At the same time, the old dwarf came with his nephew Tom.
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